Cuprinol or Ronseal

d1897

Hi,
I have just bought a garden shed and it is pressure treated. I have applied nothing to it yet and am wondering if anyone used Cuprinol garden shades (its kinda like a woodstain but with colours such as green, blue etc).

However, I usually use Ronseal woodstain ( which has a stain and a varnish in the one). I'd image this would be a better protection than the Cuprinol shades.

Does anyone know if i can apply the cuprinol directly on the shed without useing any primer? Doesn't really give any details on the tin. The reason why i'm asking is once i apply the cuprinol shades of green, there is no going back to the Ronseal woodstain and varnish?

Any help appreciated?
Thanks.

AckwelFoley

Im a bit rusty on this but they are 2 different products. The ronseal is a better product, but not usually used on rough sawn timber which a shed is.

The cuprinol is a water based product with as you say colours in it, its more akin to fencelife.

I would say if you intend on using the ronseal ever again, dont use the cuprinol as you would need some serious elbow greese to remove the cuprinol first

johnayo

d1897 wrote: »

Hi,
I have just bought a garden shed and it is pressure treated. I have applied nothing to it yet and am wondering if anyone used Cuprinol garden shades (its kinda like a woodstain but with colours such as green, blue etc).

However, I usually use Ronseal woodstain ( which has a stain and a varnish in the one). I'd image this would be a better protection than the Cuprinol shades.

Does anyone know if i can apply the cuprinol directly on the shed without useing any primer? Doesn't really give any details on the tin. The reason why i'm asking is once i apply the cuprinol shades of green, there is no going back to the Ronseal woodstain and varnish?

Any help appreciated?
Thanks.

Don't you know.......Ronseal does exactly what it says on the tin

Lex Luthor

that stuff is over priced and especially for putting on a garden shed.

I used Fencelife for 15yrs on my shed and it was good enough

Feardorca

d1897 wrote: »

Hi,
I have just bought a garden shed and it is pressure treated. I have applied nothing to it yet and am wondering if anyone used Cuprinol garden shades (its kinda like a woodstain but with colours such as green, blue etc).

However, I usually use Ronseal woodstain ( which has a stain and a varnish in the one). I'd image this would be a better protection than the Cuprinol shades.

Does anyone know if i can apply the cuprinol directly on the shed without useing any primer? Doesn't really give any details on the tin. The reason why i'm asking is once i apply the cuprinol shades of green, there is no going back to the Ronseal woodstain and varnish?

Any help appreciated?
Thanks.

I got a new wooden farmyard style wooden gate which was pressure treated also post and rail fencing to line the entrance, which bleached out. When in my local hardware I asked about several applications, and settled on Creosote at 8euro a gallon, I believe it has been "cleaned up" environmentally. I'm delighted with the result. Having been duped by the claims of fence life.